document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=861311>Question 861311</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> Two bikes are 100 miles apart and traveling towards each other at 10 and 15 miles per hour.  How long until they meet?  A bee is traveling at 20 miles per hour and starts from the front tire of the slower bike and moves back and forth between the bikes without losing any speed.  How far will the bee travel? </SPAN>\n" );
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document.write( "so rate of approach = 10+15 = 25 mph\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "d= 100\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "t= d/r\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "100/25\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "t= 4 hours\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "the bee 's rate is 20 mph\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "it flies till they meet that is 4 hours\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "so it travels a distance of 20*4 = 80 miles </SPAN>\n" );
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